Signs and Wonders: Hannity ratings drop, debt ceiling, minimum wage hikes, spirituality

World ^ | Jan. 2, 2013 | Warren Cole Smith

[Terry Mross]

FOX has become a big dysfunctional family. Everyone talking at the same time and nobody listening.

I stopped watching Motor Mouth Hannity years ago. I stopped watching E-go-rielly shortly thereafter.

I stopped watching FOX after election night. I thought Megyn Kelly was going to have an orgasm when it became obvious obama would be re-elected. She danced across the set like a little immature Barbie Doll. I’m sick of hearing about her nana.

I wrote complaints about Beckel’s sexism after the first episode. I wrote several times but got no response. Then I realized the “hooker toes” on the shoe LOVE it when Beckel “sexes” them.

Now I’ve realized I’ve actually got constructive things I can do with my time. Things like shop for guns and “zombie killing” ammo.

[Terry Mross]

What you said!

[skeeter]

Yeah, my perspective has changed alot in the past two months, also.

I've found that many who's opinions I entertained & even sought - media and politicians - really do not care all that much after all.

[Cyber Liberty]

Hannity is one of the poorest interviewers in existence today. Has no clue what the meaning of “follow-up question” is. I think it’s because he doesn’t listen to his guests.

That or he’s genuinely stupid.

[hummingbird]

" But Rachel Maddow on liberal MSNBC will now occasionally beat Hannity. This ratings reversal would have been unthinkable just a few months ago, when Hannity regularly had an audience two or even three times that of Maddow’s."

That's a big ouch.

[hummingbird]

Calling for the "Twitter Army Brigade" is a bit tiresome, as is his "adopted" kids whose Mother frequently calls in.

Just sayin'....

[hummingbird]

"Lightweight copyist. I wish Mark Levin would finally diss him. Mark thinks Savage copies him but boy Hannity is the worst."

Mark Levin, the "Great One" despises "back bencher" Savage - probably mutual.

He seems to let Hannity slide a lot. He has said that Hannity schooled him when he was just starting his talk show.

So, he has gratitude to Hannity, who "walks around in women's underwear" as the song goes - which Levin plays for Hannity during Christmas season!

[exit82]

Poor Sean—is his heart troubled yet?

[hummingbird]

I use to listen to Hanity.. but I just could not take his GOPe style.

Rush does not do much for me either.

I never miss The Great One though.

Same here - I (almost) never miss the Great One! Hope he has a live program tonight!

[Biggirl]

I only set up the Hannity thread, since I took over from the FRper that used to do it, before he had passed on a couple of years ago from a long illness.

[hummingbird]

"Mark Levin and Rush are a different story. They actually have something of substance to say and contribute, and they do it with a comedic flare. You actually learn something from Rush Levin."

Mark Steyn (sic?) is a breath of fresh air anytime he subs for people.

[hummingbird]

"“I never miss The Great One though.”

Same here. As an expert in Constitutional law, he is awesome!"

Absolutely!

[hummingbird]

"Sock it to ‘em, Mark."

"Yhello, Yhello, Yhello."

I love the "Levin Surges" - not called for them often but when they are, their is a very good reason. Levin doesn't overdo it. I don't think Levin is full of himself. He's got the backup reference to his words.

[Utah Binger]

We lived in the bay area until 1998. Savage was quite popular. We communicated with him a few times and actually had scheduled him to come to our small museum in southern Utah for an overnight. Things didn’t work out.

I have heard it said that Hannity sponsored Mark on WMAL. Not that the “Great One” really needed it as he was always referred to as F. Lee Levin by Limbaugh.

[hummingbird]

Lately Rush doesn’t move along like he used to. He repeats himself far too much as if he doesn’t prepare as well as he did before.

And the constant drumming on the desk gets irritating.

Still little Sean repeats everything Rush had just said.

holdonnow is the man!

[bray]

Stopped listening to the news after the election. Why listen to the brainwashing? Now I listen to Christian radio and things seem to be much more positive.

Stopped listening to Hannity a year ago. His 5 min questions mostly about himself were hard to take.

Happy New Year

[Utah Binger]

You are correct sir!

holdonnow is the man!

[hummingbird]

"He does like the sound of his own voice, doesn’t he?"

He talks too much about how tough it was for him growing up that he worked from the age of 12, that he sometimes had to drop out of college for a while to work doing sheetrock, etc.

It is almost like he thinks he is the only one who had to climb out of poor circumstances.

I've got one for him....in college I slept in the communal house's bathroom floor because it had a wall heater in it.

The communal house was so dilapidated that someone put an impeding demolition sign out front of the house that the house was not fit for human conditions and would be leveled.

No one in our house questioned the sign; everybody just started packing up until a rival and more $$$ house told us it was a joke!

How about that, Sean!

I know, I know...he will have one tougher.

[hummingbird]

"Hannity is first and foremost a Republican."

I thought he described himself as (dah...dah...da dum) an Independent and was registered as one.

[hummingbird]

"I only set up the Hannity thread, since I took over from the FRper that used to do it, before he had passed on a couple of years ago from a long illness."

Gotcha' FRiend!

I still think that Hannity's blender is overkill!

Levin's blender is more refined - HA!

See you in the Levin Lounge at 5pm central! Hope it is *live*.